Tag Archives: animals

Warmth ~ Weekly Photo Challenge ~ Good Morning

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

Mornings are cold now and a fire in the wood stove takes the nip and dampness out of the air. Coffee fuels me as I finish a drawing that will be one of the illustrations in my short story Studebaker.

Posted in Art, nature, outdoors, weekly photo challenge | Tagged animals, art, colors, drawing, illustration, nature, san juan islands, storytelling, weekly photo challenge | Leave a comment

From Dreams to Dull – Post A Day – Dull=Yawn

Posted on August 9, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

I was having this incredible dream where I was off my leash in a big ol’ field when I scared out a rabbit. It was running like heck in the mown grass, heading for the Blackberry brambles and I was … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Beagles, Being, dogs | Tagged animals, being, nature, photography, post a day, postaday | Leave a comment

Birds Abound – Feeders Chockablock With Fledglings

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

Sitting on my deck, camera at hand, surrounded by birds. More birds in my yard than ever before: Towhees, Juncos, Robins and Mourning Doves scurry over the gravel paths and under the shrubs, Black-capped and Chestnut-back Chickadees vie for space … Continue reading →

Posted in Being, birds, Feathers, Gardening, nature, outdoors, Photographs | Tagged animals, being, birds, fun, gardening, landscape gardening, love, nature, photography, plants, relationship | Leave a comment

Fledglings

Posted on June 30, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

Fledglings have been appearing at my feeders for some time now. Their parents coax them into the Holly tree, then bring a morsel of seed or suet. There’s always a kerfluffle in the Holly branches as the fledges vie for … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Being, birds, family, Feathers, Gardening, nature, Photographs, Writing | Tagged animals, being, birds, fun, gardening, landscape, landscape gardening, love, nature, photography, plants, relationship, stories, writing | Leave a comment

Goldfinch dominate bird feeder – Chickadees fight back – daily post (ripped into the headlines)

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

In a fight for survival the late arriving American Goldfinch have taken control of the Pagoda bird station. Chickadees and Nuthatches who wintered over in the area filed a complaint with the owners sighting their ‘squatter’s rights.’ “We’ve been here … Continue reading →

Posted in Art, Being, birds, nature, Writing | Tagged animals, art, being, birds, fun, nature, photography, post a day, postaday, stories | 1 Comment

Beach + Beagle = Fun!

Posted on June 2, 2013 by Lindy Le Coq

How long has it been? We kept asking one another as we drove over the Lewis and Clark Bridge across the Columbia River from Longview, Washington to Rainier, Oregon, following Route 30 West to Astoria. At least fifteen years we … Continue reading →

Posted in Beagles, Being, dogs, Feathers, nature, Photographs, Writing | Tagged animals, astoria bridge, being, birds, family, fun, landscape, love, nature, photo, photography, postaday, relationship, sea towns, self awareness, stories, writing | 1 Comment

Harbingers

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Lindy Le Coq

chickadees feast woodpeckers cling hummingbirds spar lapping long draughts ever more slowly koi course last light profiles pear tinged poplars against steely blue sky maple leaves big as dinner plates lie scattered wet shreds of storm clouds tangle in branches

Posted in Art, Drawing, Feathers, nature, Poetry, Writing | Tagged animals, art, birds, illustration, nature, Poetry, writing | Leave a comment

Batshit Tidbits

Posted on October 19, 2012 by Lindy Le Coq

In a company of widgeons, huddled under a cloud of bats, a parliament of owls and a wisdom of wombats remark upon a loveliness of ladybirds. A convocation of eagles approach a tower of giraffes who are watching a memory … Continue reading →